George Arthur Booth papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: George Arthur Booth papers
Creator: Booth, George Arthur
Inclusive Dates: 1898-1976
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.51 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms1553
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

George Arthur Booth was a noted Athenian and businessman. He was the president of the McGregor Company, the Athens Chamber of Commerce, and the Athens Industrial Company.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, newspaper articles and photographs associated with George Arthur Booth from 1898-1976. Papers regard Athens Industrial Development Corp., Athens Model Sign Ordinance, Retail Merchants' Protective Association, Athens Zoning Ordinances, Retail Merchants Cotton Association, cotton, and University of Georgia, Research Park. Receipts are from businesses in Athens, Georgia. Photographs depict prominent homes in Athens, Georgia, and scenes from the Athens Carnival held in 1900.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

George Arthur Booth papers, ms 1553, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2020.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Two photographs of men in suits, from the Athens Carnival, circa 1900

 

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Athens Industrial Development Corp. papers, 1949-1974

Correspondence from Booth, R. B. Hally, William O. Burke, Allen D. Stephenson, Ernest P. Brinkley; List of certificate holders; Order of business for annual stockholders meeting; Copy of by-laws; Copy of indenture; Meeting minutes; List of prospects for Board Membership.

 

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Newspaper articles, 1949-1950, 1963

Three newspaper articles concerning the city of Athens, Georgia, and the University of Georgia.

 

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Athens Model Sign Ordinance prepared by Heery and Heery, Architects, Engineers, and Planners, 1965

 

1	3	Retail Merchants' Protective Association papers, undated
		Constitution and by-laws of the Retail Merchants' Protective Association, Athens, Georgia; List of names and financial figures.

 

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Athens Zoning Ordinances & Athens, Ga. map, 1949, undated

 

1	5	Program for G. A. Booth's Anniversary Dinner, 1957
		Includes biography of G. A. Booth, President of The McGregor Company.

 

1	6	Newspaper articles, 1918-1945
		Newspaper articles from The Milledgeville Times, The Atlanta Constitution, Athens Banner-Herald, The Athens Daily Herald.

 

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Correspondence & List of matters discussed at meeting held by The Executive Committee of the Retail Merchants Cotton Association, 1914

 

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Correspondence from State Department of Public Welfare, Atlanta, Ga., Board of Commissioners, Athens, Ga., Clarke County Department of Public Welfare, Athens, Ga. , 1937

 

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Correspondence, 1973-1976

 

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Cotton certificates, undated

 

1	11	Receipts, 1910-1911
		Tax Collector, Clarke County, Ga.; Y.M.C.A. Glee Club; Wingfield Brothers & Company, Fine Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods; Standard Lumber & Manufacturing Company; Charles A. Scudder, Watchmaker and Jeweler.

 

1	12	Receipts , 1912
		Ideal Market, Fancy Native and Western Meats; Standard Pressing Company, Dyeing and Dry Cleaning; Davidson-Nicholson Company, Wholesale and Retail; H. T. Huggins & Son; J. P. Fears; Dorsey Furniture Company; Erwin & Company; W. H. Fuller.

 

1	13	Receipts, 1913
		Michael Brothers, Retail Department; Chas. Stern Co.

 

1	14	Receipts, 1914
		John White Welch, Cotton Factor; Hardeman & Phinizy, Cotton Commission Merchants.

 

1	15	Receipt, 1918
		Democratic National Committee, Washington, D. C.

 

1	16	Receipts, 1928
		Armstrong & Dodds, Inc., Gin Ticket

 

1	17	Receipt, 1938
		Armstrong & Dobbs, Gin Ticket

 

1	18	Receipt , undated
		Charles A. Scudder, Watchmaker and Jeweler

 

1	19	Georgia University, Research Park papers, 1967, 1971
		Maps; Correspondence; Policies.

 

1	20	Miscellaneous, undated, 1898-1912
		Ladies Garden Club, Athens, Ga., America's First Garden Club booklet; List of Antebellum Houses in Athens, Ga.; Postcard; Tech Souvenir: Tech-Georgia Base Ball Games.

 

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Photographs of Henry W. Grady Home, Ben Hill Home, Home of Mary Harding, Athens Carnival, undated, 1900